Raw chicken does, but cooked chicken brings it back.
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No. Cooking any food makes me more hungry. Even in the decades I was vegetarian it didn't bother me, honestly.
Same, as another former vegetarian. The only meat that bothered me was hot dogs because the smell always made me crave one even after years of vegetarianism.
yes, it's disgusting
I don't like spatchcocking a Chicken or breaking down a whole Turkey, its a really crunchy and visceral process. Prepping crawfish or crab then boiling them is also offputting but once prepped and ready to eat, I'm not as grossed out unless I really think about it. I have found myself working to eat less meat in general for ethical/moral reasons as I have gotten older though.
Handling raw meat or smelling it cooked makes me nauseous. I was vegetarian for a long time, even vegan for a bit. I'm at peace with the fact I wouldn't eat animals products if I had to prepare them.
Nope. I'm fine hunting, butchering, preparing and cooking my food. Yum.
That said, I do respect the vegan position and I work hard on getting a family into flexitarianism and reduced meat consumption.
I also strongly support ethical farm practices that give animals a high quality, if short life and a painless wink to the other side. Prices be damned. Just makes it easier to go more meatless.
No, it usually makes me hungrier (especially on a barbecue).
Man, I wish. After smelling it raw and cooking it, grill or range, it just grosses me out. If I'm waiting for dinner, though, I have the opposite reaction.
BTW, do you prefer gas or charcoal?
Raw it's nasty usually, but cooked it can be amazing.
I'm split on that: I like gas for the convenience and the fact that it makes food that's a bit healthier than charcoal, but taste wise I still like charcoal better (I just don't use it all that often because of all the carcinogens it adds).
My in-laws actually have an electric grill because of their HOA, and that thing isn't too shabby either. They've grilled us quite a few meals on that thing and I've been surprised at how decently it all turned out every time. Not quite as good as a nice mesquite barbecue, but more or less on par with gas taste wise.
An electric grill? That's pretty surprising. I also go for charcoal, but I wasn't aware of the carcinogens. I tend to just use regular charcoal and paper. No lighter fluid or starters, if that's any better.
it makes food that's a bit healthier than charcoal, but taste wise I still like charcoal better (I just don't use it all that often because of all the carcinogens it adds).
That's because of USians' lousy technique. Find out how asado is cooked in Argentina. Slow burn, but much healthier. And you can have meat that is cooked and juicy at the same time.
Amateurs! 3 hours for ribs? Try 5 hours on my pellet grill/smoker
Damn a steak cooking, with onions and peppers sauteeing, is the stuff my nose dreams of
Me, personally? No. I'm also good with handling and preparing raw meat. I use gloves, or I wash my hands, but I can butcher some meat and cut it how I want it, it does not bother me in the least.
Cooking the meat? Not at all.
Makes me hungry!
I like the smell of cooking meat. Raw chicken is gross to touch bare handed for me. Won't lose an appetite over it though.
I stopped eating red meat a few years ago, and hate seafood, so all that's left is chicken. I like chicken, I eat it almost every day now. But, it's getting to be that time of year, when I go for my walk around the neighborhood in the evening, that I get the occasional whiff of grilling beef. I miss it, but I'm better off without it.
I could kill and dress a chicken or a rabbit, if I had to. I've never done it, but I could do it.
Nah, it's mostly fine, even though I don't eat any. I'm super bothered by anything that's fish or seafood though, cooking anything like that kills my appetite for as long as there's still any detectable smell in the kitchen
A bit of citrus juice (lemon, orange, grapefruit) which ever you prefer for any meat, also makes it a bit more tender, i like put about a half of lemon or orange juice when making Bolognese because minced beef tends to have a bit of a bad smell when you start cooking it, not even onions help there.
Nope. It makes me wish it would cook faster so I can start eating it.
If it does, what's the point of using meat at all?
Yes.
Nah. Not much can do that. I used to wipe asses, bandage wounds, and otherwise be inundated with bad smells, sounds, and sights for a living. You do that, you either develop a strong stomach, or you find another line of work lol.
But I've never had a problem with the sensory input of cooking meat under normal circumstances. Hell, most of the time, meat cooking was an appetite stimulant for me. There have been exceptions, but almost always when the meat was highly processed, or otherwise having something weird going on
Only if it’s near its sell-by date
Why should it? That makes no sense. I cook to raise appetite, whatever I cook.
I've made a comment about this before: a lot of people lose appetite when cooking meals because it puts their brain into work mode, and we don't associate snacks or food with working.
Probably a more prevalent thing for new cooks or people who aren't rooutinely cooking dinner.
This is why cooking for other people, with a proper dinner ritual (set the table, talk to others, stay in one place and don't dsitract yourself with youtube videos) is important. In my opinion. It overcomes the lack of hunger.